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#295: Ed Ward (captward) Thu 15 Nov 12 01:27
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#294: Jennifer Simon (fingers) Thu 13 Nov 08 19:20
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Yes, thanks, very interesting.
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#293: Lisa Harris (lrph) Thu 13 Nov 08 15:24
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thanks, steve.
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#292: Steve Bjerklie (stevebj) Thu 13 Nov 08 14:26
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Interesting review of &quot;Nation of Wimps&quot; as well as a few other similar
books (plus one that's dissimilar: &quot;Huck's Raft: A History of American
Childhood&quot;) in this week's New Yorker.<br /><br />&quot;The Child Trap: The rise of overparenting,&quot; by Joan Acocella:<br /><br />http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2008/11/17/081117crbo_books_acocella
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#291: Gail Williams (gail) Thu 2 Oct 08 10:47
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Yay!
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#290: Lisa Harris (lrph) Thu 2 Oct 08 07:46
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Just checking in here to say that my kids rode their bikes to school by
themselves today. And they made it there on time (okay, I admit I had to
check).
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#289: Hara Estroff Marano (haramarano) Sat 20 Sep 08 21:11
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yes, the article ties in nicely. and here are the wise doctor's
parting words:<br /><br />A parent's job is to prepare children to be responsible and capable
adults. Decrease your involvement over time and let your child live his
or her own life.<br /><br />They are worthy pausing over: Let your child live his or her own life.
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#288: descend into a fractal hell of meta-truthiness (jmcarlin) Sat 20 Sep 08 11:04
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I just happened to notice this story today that ties in with the
book and discussion here:<br /><br />http://www.healthcentral.com/newsdetail/408/618486.html<br /><br />Parental Involvement in School Has Its Limits<br /><br />FRIDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While it can be a good thing for
parents to advocate on behalf of their children, there's a point where
children need to assume that role for themselves, says a Saint Louis
University School of Medicine expert.<br /><br />&quot;That's the only way kids will be able to learn the skills they'll need to
take care of themselves when they become adults,&quot; Dr. Ken Haller, an
associate professor of pediatrics, said in a university news release.
...
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#287: Hara Estroff Marano (haramarano) Fri 19 Sep 08 20:41
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a neighborhood where kids are outside playing all the time? wow. i
want to move there!!!! even tho my kids are grown and fledged. i love
the sound of kids playing.<br /><br />hey, i just want to share with you a message i got today on my website
(www.nationofwimps.com)from a mother who just nails the issues. she
has the unusual perspective of raising older and younger kids, and so
experiencing personally the culture change in parenting.<br /><br />Great book! I thought I was a slacker mom! I've been a parent for 23
years. My youngest is 11. There is a large difference between the
parents of my 23 year old daughters friends, and the parents of kids
my
11 year old's age. When my oldest was little, we let coaches coach and
enjoyed watching the games. We let teachers teach, went to parent
teacher conferences, and the Christmas play. With my younger
kids,parents coach, are the scout leader, room mother,tutor and lunch
lady. I was always made to feel like I wasn't pulling my weight if I
didn't want to build gingerbread houses, or go to every kids sports
practice. Practice! I always felt like my kids don't want me there
every time they turn around. And frankly, I don't always want to be
there. Parenting is a not very stimulating sometimes mind numbing
adventure. Also when I'm around, sometimes my daughter turns into my
whiny kid instead of the confident 6th grader she is. I want to thank
you for writing this book. I was starting to question myself. Because
my daughter is the baby, I was tending to micromanage her. This book
reminded my of what I knew already, of how things used to be. My
children are not stupid, incapable or incompetent. I shouldn't treat
them like they are. Lisa
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#286: Mr. Death is coming after you, too (divinea) Fri 19 Sep 08 13:22
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There's an unusual number of them in affluent 'burbs, I think. <br /><br />The kids in our neighborhood are outside all the time, playing,
unsupervised. We just don't let them cross the racetrack street on
their own. Too many people have been hit and injured at that corner.
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